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The University of Notre Dame is celebrating Black History Month throughout February with a number of events.

By Tanu Jalloh Sierra Leone has struck a couple of deals with potential investors, craving for the nascent oil industry. Diamonds have failed to raise the money the small West African country needed so badly to grease a cog in the wheels of what was largely a puerile economy. It was at the mercy of the powerful, while democratic rule nurtured its way through a defiant system,

Chad is one of the poorest, most corrupt, and, increasingly, most volatile countries in Africa. A recent wave of suicide bombings, allegedly orchestrated by Boko Haram, killing 36 and injuring 50, highlights the perilous challenges of doing business in this landlocked desert country located in the heart of the Sahel.Whatever its challenges, though, Chad has oil. Over the

Floating films, BBC Proms and a huge country show.

30+ events, from rooftop DJs to a huge country fair.

Naked cycling, classic cartoons and a medieval fair.

The fighting in Western Sahara, which broke out again in November 2020, remains of low intensity. Yet outside powers would be wrong to assume that it will not escalate. With U.S. support, the new UN envoy should pursue confidence-building measures that could facilitate negotiations.

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